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Four Corners Progress Day, October 11, 1966.

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Call number	nm386g000s004b005f0021
Creator	Nakai, Raymond
Title	Four Corners Progress Day, October 11, 1966.
Date	1966
Type	Text
Description	This collection is a speech by Raymond Nakai commemorating the construction of a power plant. He foresees this project as a future economic achievement and employment enhancer for the Navajo people. Noted individuals in attendance were: Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior; Jack M. Campbell, Governor of New Mexico; Floyd Davis, Mayor of Farmington. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Raymond Nakai, a Navajo Indian, was born in 1918 in Lukachukai, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. Raymond Nakai is noted as being the first modern Navajo political leader serving as Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1963-1971. As chairman, the issues most important during his tenure were self determination in Navajo Education, reservation unemployment, developing Navajo economy, further development of the tribal government and improving relations with the federal government and surrounding states. Nakai had much unprecedented success as Navajo Tribal Chairman: In 1967 the Navajo Nation Bill of Rights was created, in 1968 Navajo Community College opened being the first tribally controlled community college, the Tribal Scholarship Trust was developed, relations with off reservation natural resource companies began, he was supportive of religious freedom of the Native American Church on the Navajo Reservation. Raymond Nakai led an active personal and political life and was an innovative leader for the Navajo People. The Raymond Nakai Collection contains material documenting his activities as Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1963 - 1971.
Collection name	Nakai, Raymond
Finding aid	http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/Nakai_Raymond.xml
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	Digital surrogates are the property of the repository. Reproduction requires permission.
Subjects	Campbell, Jack M. David, Floyd Nakai, Raymond Udall, Stewart L. Navajo Tribal Council Navajo Indians--Economic conditions Navajo Indians--Employment Speeches, addresses, etc., Navajo
Places	Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Physical format	Document
Master compression	No Compression

Call number	nm386g000s004b005f0021i001p001
Item number	78009
Creator	Nakai, Raymond
Title	nm386g000s004b005f0021i001p001
Date	1966
Type	Text
Collection name	Nakai, Raymond
Finding aid	http://aao.lib.asu.edu/ViewRecordFrame.jsp?record=0000001200
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	Digital surrogates are the property of the repository. Reproduction requires permission.
Subjects	Campbell, Jack M. David, Floyd Nakai, Raymond Udall, Stewart L. Navajo Tribal Council Navajo Indians--Economic conditions Navajo Indians--Employment Speeches, addresses, etc., Navajo
Physical format	Document
Physical dimension	8.5x11 inches
Placement	1
Master file name	78009.tif
Master file creation date	2007-02-27
Master file size	8700888
Master mimetype	image/tiff
Master file format	tif
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Software	Photoshop 9.0
Master color scheme	Grayscale
Master image bit depth	8-bit
Master resolution	300
Master compression	No Compression
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Four Corners Progress Day, October 11, 1966.

Four Corners Progress Day, October 11, 1966.